About Project READ

Project READis a coalition of public and private organizations working together to build skilled workers, strong families, and healthy communities through lifelong literacy.

Through Project READ, over 100 literacy organizations, schools and businesses are committed to building literacy in the Miami Valley. Since 1990, Project READ has been located at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio.

Project READis supported by gifts from businesses, foundations, private contributors, and the United Way.

Project READ operates the following programs to benefit the community:

The Project READ HELPLINE individually matches adult learners with free GED, high school completion, reading and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes. FY17 Totals: Project READ staff individually matched 1,962 adult learners with local classes through the Project READ Helpline.

The BOOK DISTRIBUTION PROJECT gives new or gently used books to children and families in need. FY17 Totals: Project READ distributed nearly 12,000 books to schools, non-profit organizations, and directly to children and families.

Project READ also engages in numerous COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES in order to inform area residents about Project READ services and volunteer opportunities as well as to distribute books. FY17 Totals: Project READ planned or participated in 32 community events, reaching over 6,000 people with the literacy message.

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Project READ has been “the literacy connection” for the Dayton, Ohio, area for over 30 years. We connect students to free literacy classes, recruit and train reading and English language tutors for children and adults, provide books to children and families in need, and advocate for literacy awareness.